Football: McCollum hires new head coach

Former Trinity assistant Matthew Uzzell has been hired as McCollum’s football coach. (Courtesy photo)

McCollum graduate Matthew Uzzell has been hired to become the head football coach at his alma mater.

Harlandale ISD announced Uzzell’s hiring on Wednesday. Uzzell, who graduated from McCollum in 1997, served as the offensive coordinator at Trinity the last four years. Prior to that, he was the offensive coordinator at Southside from 2009-14 and the defensive line coach at Harlandale from 2002-09.

Uzzell succeeds Greg Felux, who was 7-24 in three seasons. The Cowboys went 0-10 and were shut out five times in 2017. Felux was named McCollum’s head coach in June 2015. It was his first head coaching job. Prior to that, he served as the offensive coordinator at Stevens since 2005. Felux guided the Cowboys to the playoffs in his first season as the team went 5-6.